The Ruffian

The Ruffian
Directed byJosé Giovanni
Screenplay byJosé Giovanni
Based onLes Ruffian by José Giovanni
Produced byChristian Fechner
StarringLino Ventura
Bernard Giraudeau
Claudia Cardinale
CinematographyJean-Paul Schwartz
Edited byJacqueline Thiédot
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
LanguageFrench

The Ruffian (French: Le Ruffian) is a 1983 French-Canadian crime adventure film written and directed by José Giovanni and starring Lino Ventura, Bernard Giraudeau and Claudia Cardinale.[1][2] It is based on Giovanni's 1969 novel Les Ruffian.

  1. ^ VV.AA. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 18. Garland Pub., 1989.
  2. ^ Le Nouvel Observateur. Issues 947-964; Volume 947.